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Table 1 Bias assessment of the studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Epidemiology of dengue in SAARC territory: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Country

Rreference

JBI critical appraisal checklista

Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population?

Were study participants sampled appropriately?

Was the sample size adequate?

Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail?

Was the data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample?

Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition?

Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants?

Was there appropriate statistical analysis?

Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately?

India

[10]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[11]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[12]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[13]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[14]

Unclear

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[15]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[16]

Unclear

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[17]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[18]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sri Lanka

[19]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[20]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[21]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[22]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[23]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[24]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[25]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[26]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[27]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[28]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nepal

[29]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[30]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[31]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nepal

[32]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[33]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[34]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[35]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[36]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[37]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sri Lanka

[38]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nepal

[39]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[40]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[41]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[42]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[43]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bangladesh

[44]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[45]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[46]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nepal

[47]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[48]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[49]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[50]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nepal

[51]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sri Lanka

[52]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[53]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bangladesh

[54]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[55]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[56]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Nepal

[57]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sri Lanka

[58]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

[59]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[60]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[61]

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[62]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

India

[63]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bhutan

[64]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. aThe quality of each study was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tool [9] that consists of the 9 items listed in the header
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